10 Exotic Tropical Fruits From All Over the World
Fruits are very delicious and make us healthy. Some fruits grow in temperate regions, some in tropical regions. Here is a list of ten exotic tropical fruits from all over the world.
Fruits are very delicious and make us healthy. Some fruits grow in temperate regions, some in tropical regions. Here is a list of ten exotic tropical fruits from all over the world.
Mangosteen
Mangosteen is a common fruit in Southeast Asia. It is a round berry shaped fruit. The fruit is one of the most delicious fruits. The fruit has deep purple skin with sweet and tangy edible flesh that is similar to peach flavor and texture. It has cooling effect on body. It is rich in antioxidants and nutrients.
Salak (Snake Fruit)
Salk is also called as Snake fruit because of its reddish brown-scaly skin. It is a species of palm tree. The origin of this fruit is Indonesia and Malaysia. The fruit has three lobes, each has large inedible seed. The lobes resemble peeled garlic cloves. The pulp of fruit is edible and tastes sweet and acidic.
Durian
Durian is native to Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. It is a large green fruit with spiny exteriors and soft and edible segments. Durians have pungent smell, but durian lovers say it is the king of fruits. They are aphrodisiacs.
Horned Melon
Horned melon is also called jelly melon or English tomato. The fruit is native to Kalahari Desert in Africa. It looks like an oval melon with horns, hence the name. The fruit has dark green pulp which has a delicious flavour like cucumber. It is widely used in desserts as well as a topping for cheesecakes, sundaes, mousses etc.
Dragon Fruit
Pitaya is otherwise known as dragon fruit due to its resemblance of dragon. Usually these fruits contain various skin colors like red, yellow and pink. The skin is not edible, but the greyish flesh and black seeds inside the fruits are edible. Dragon fruits are very delicious and healthy. They are rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals.
Wax Apples
Wax apples are native to Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines. This fruit is otherwise known as rose apple for its smell as well as taste like roses. They are easily perishable, hence rarely available in the markets. This bell-shaped are crunchy and have a delicious fresh flavor. It can be whole, but many people prefer to eat after removing the core.
Bael
Bael is cultivated throughout India, Philippine, Java and Sri Lanka. The fruit has woody-skin with numerous seeds covered in thick, aromatic pulp. The skin of some forms of this fruit is so hard that can be cracked open with a hammer. If the fruit is fresh, juice can be made similar to lemonade. Dried fruits are made into slices and boiled in water for usage. The fruit is widely used in Ayurveda which is considered as a remedy for constipation, diarrhea, dysentery and common cold.
Rambutan
Rambutan originated in tropical lands of Malaysia. The fruit has soft fleshy hair (in Malay rambut means hair), hence the name. The fruit has the size of an egg with leatherish skin and single seed. The skin and seed are discarded; the white, sweet and juicy flesh is edible which is very delicious.
Longan
Longan is a tropical tree found China, Indonesia and Southeast Asia. The fruit is close relative to Litchi .The fresh fruits are white and juicy where as the dried longans are dark brown or black. Vietnamese make desserts with this fruit. These fruits are very effective in relaxing body.
Star Apple
Star apples are native to Central America and West Indies. The fruit exist in two colors, one is dark purple and another one is greenish brown. The greenish brown fruit has a thin skin and a more liquid pulp where as purple one has thicker skin. This is delicious as a fresh fruit and best if served chilled.
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BC Doan | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
An awesome list, Valli. There are many that I’ve not heard before.
swapna | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
really fantastic….
nobert soloria bermosa | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
i like 8 of those fruits except for dragon fruit and wax apple,we call it locally as MAKOPA,durian are also cultivated and (I think)endemic also to Davao,thanks
Anne Lyken-Garner | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
Yum! The only one I’ve eaten is the starapple. It’s native to South America also.
Great pictures, they make my mouth water.
Jaison | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
Good work Valli. Superb pictures.
Lauren Axelrod | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
I love these fruits. I always have to try something new. It lets you open your horizons to different tastes. Informative Valli.
Paulo | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
“From all over the world”? Come on, I can think of six Amazonian fruits from the top of my head that you didn’t add here, yet 4 items from your list come from Malaysia.
Hey! | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
Where are the Goji berries? What about Acai berries? And Noni fruit? Amalaki? Jujube? Maqui? WTF?
valli | Sep 20, 2008 | Reply
Thanks every one for the feedback. I didn’t list all the fruits out there. I only wrote about some of them that I thought were interesting.
Judy Sheldon | Sep 21, 2008 | Reply
Valli, your pictures and article is beautiful and so informative. Most of these fruits look totally unfamiliar to me. I love to learn about new things.
Thank you and God bless.
Lauren | Sep 21, 2008 | Reply
Wow, those were really neat pictures. Love that article!
Alexa Gates | Sep 21, 2008 | Reply
Great list… i want to try some of these!
valli | Sep 21, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for reading and commenting Judy, Lauren and Alexa.
Chris Stonecipher | Sep 21, 2008 | Reply
Valli,
Great List. I would love to try some. It looks delicious.
Karen N | Sep 22, 2008 | Reply
I wouldn’t mind trying some of them myself:)
rizadums | Sep 22, 2008 | Reply
wowww//i taste almost of them in phil…native fruits..i miss durian and mangostene
louie jerome | Sep 22, 2008 | Reply
Great article. Actually I have a similar one halfb finished waiting in my ‘drafts’ file. I’ll keep hold of it for a while now.
CHAN LEE PENG | Sep 22, 2008 | Reply
Wow, great list, valli! Thanks for your labor and take care!
Dan | Sep 22, 2008 | Reply
I’ve eaten some of those before, so some of them are so native to me
Moses Ingram | Sep 22, 2008 | Reply
A great list and such wonderful pictures.
jo oliver | Sep 23, 2008 | Reply
Wow! what a great list and awesome pics. Very well done.
valli | Sep 25, 2008 | Reply
Thank you everybody for the nice feedback.
Raymond IG. | Oct 31, 2008 | Reply
Try to consider the dragon fruit. It\’s very healthy try to google its info/health benefits.
Shonari | Nov 1, 2008 | Reply
Im from Jamaica
We call the Rose Apple Oh tahiti apple cuz that where it originated from.
To add to the list:
-Breadfruit: tastes just like bread when roasted!
-Ackee: eaten like meat ie cooked with seasoning etc and eaten with any staple example rice etc (our national fruit)
-Guinep- Have and sour at the same time
-Jackfruit-Oh soo delicious! yellow outside with tons of spikes, inside the fruit is yellow with numerous seeds (the seeds can be boiled and eaten as a staple).
Shonari | Nov 1, 2008 | Reply
To add: Roasted breadfruit and ackee is our national dish.
superpablo | Dec 27, 2008 | Reply
Thanks for the info! I see some of these fruits in the supermarket but never bothered to try any. Thanks to your descriptions I’ll be sure to pick some up!
Mark | Dec 28, 2008 | Reply
I lived in Singapore, and so have actually tried six of these ten (longan, rambutan, jackfruit, mangosteen, duryan, and dragonfruit). Dragonfruit is probably my favorite of them — if you get it at the right time, it tastes rather like kiwi fruit. But I’ve had it at the wrong time, and it was almost completely without flavor.
Some other fruits spotted in Singapore: buddha’s fingers, custard apples, Thai fragrant seed, and jambu.
cc | Feb 17, 2010 | Reply
Lovely photos! Delicious fruits o well, I am not a fan of the durian
TUNRAYO | Dec 8, 2010 | Reply
Fantastic! I have not come across some. You may send newer ones to me.
sharath | Dec 20, 2010 | Reply
nice collection, plz add the fruits which are asked by these people
vtygvbhj | Jan 21, 2011 | Reply
i knew them
leila z | Nov 14, 2012 | Reply
hi vallie thanks for that info it really helped with my homework for grade 5
leilaz | Nov 14, 2012 | Reply
hi vallie thanks for that info it really helped with my homework for tropical fruit
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